The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-05
NEWS OFTHE WEEK

-"Lud' Cornish, VINO shot and
killed a young woman because she
would not marry him, and who tried to
Kill her mother and sister, was taken
from the jail at Springfield. Kentucky,
on the 10Th ult.. and lynched.
The store of Benedict 81 Ruedy. in
Cleveland, Ohio, was robbed on the
night of the 2Sth ult., of about $4,000
worth of sealskin sacques. In front of
the store is a hack stand, occupied by
carriages all night; at an adjacent cor
ner a policeman watches from sunset to
sunrise, and the property in the
block also employ a private Waterman
for their protection. Despite all the
precautions, 1.-THE burglars bored a hole
through the front d, or of the store, and
inserting a set screw, knocked of the
catch of the lock, entered the room and
proceeded to pick out a quantity OF the
finest goods manufactured by the firm.
With jlmmies and bars they broke off
the hinge. pins of the safe and THEA to
lift the door from the vault. Unsuc-
cessful in this, with a hammer they
attempted to break the panels in the
safe door. The robbers then went to
the sample department and took al of
the most valuable seal sacques. Outs de
there vas a carriage in waiting, and it
was quickly loaded with the goods.
While loading the stolen property the
thieves either became frightened or else
could carry away no more, and left eight
sacques on the floor. arthe front door,
taking with them however &c. The
police and Waterman did not discover
that the store had been entered, and
made no report of the affair when they
answered TO roll call on the morning of
the 29th ult.
Sunday, the Both ult., was the
ffth day of the submergence of Port
Deposit, Maryland. The water re-
manned from two to four feet deep on
Main street from the square to Rock
river, and none of the inhabitants of
the lower side of the street have re
turned to their houses. -Four miles
of the track of the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad, between Cresswell
and Starr Rock, is covered with ice
and water from 4 to IL feet deep. An
Immense ice gorge is reported at Port
Griffith, five miles from Wilkesbarre,
and the low lands there are submerged.
At Tittston, the small houses along the
river banks are flooded TO the second
stories, and it IS feared several will be
swept away.
The boiler of Joseph Brothers
shingle mill, at Lakeyiew, Michigan
exploded Gu the 29th ult killing james
10. Wilson and dangerously injuring
another man. The boiler of an engine
supplying electric light TO South Chi
cago, exploded on the 18th uit., killing
Myron Abbott. He was jammed in a
corner and burned to death.
Edward Unger, who was arrested
in New York city for the murder of
August Bollle, whose body was found
in a trunk shipped to Baltimore re-
Gently, has confessed his guilt. he as
serts that he was attacked by Bohle.
and killed him in self-defence. He says
that, after cutting the body and pack.
ing it away 10 the trunk, he wrapped
up the head in some of his victims
clothing and dropped the bundle from a
ferry boat into the river.
Two trains on The Louisville and
Nashville Railroad collided near Mont
gomery, Alabama, on the morning of
the Goth uit., and two traiumen were
killed.
1t is understood that Secretary
Manning will retire from the Treasury
Department about the 1st of May, and
that he will accept the presidency vt
the new national bankt to be established
in New York. Mr.. jordan is to be
vice president of the same bank.
John Ebaugh, father of the family
attacked by trichinosls, at Bryan, Ohio,
died on the 29th ult. He IS the third
member of the family dead, and two
others are not expected to recover.
-DIptheria is prevalent in the vicin-
ity of Madison, Wisconsin. One far
mer has lost five children, and the
town of Waunakee has been quaran-
tined.
The Indiana Swine Breeders, in
session at indianapolis, on the 2Sth
ult, had laid before them reports show
ing that the losses from hog cholera in
Indiana alone during last year exceeded
5 .00O. 900.
Raymond Belmont, son of August
Belmont, the well-kuown banker, acct
dentally shot himself dead IN his
fathers house, about II o'clock on the
morning os the 3Ist ult. The shooting
was done In the basement of the house,
where there was a shooting gallery, no
one being present with young Belmont
except Leonard Behr, a night watch
man, with whom deceased was on
friendly terms. Belmont who was an
excellent marksman, told Behr to hold
up a gold collar button in his hand a a
mark. hut first to close the doors SO that
the report might not alarm the elder
Mr.. Belmont. Behr walked to a door
and had just put his hand upon 1t when
he heard the report of a pistol. Turn
ing he saw young Belmont falling tn
the floor, with blood gushing from a
wound on the right side of his head.
The young man tried to speak, but
coul1 not and became unconscious.
Behr rushed up stairs and aroused Au
gust Belmont, the young mans father.
PHYSICIANS were sent for, but the young
man died soon afterwards. The coroner
.aYs there is no doubt the shooting of
Raymond Belmont was due TO accident.
Mrs. Nugent, aged 5S years, was
killed on the 3lst ult., while picking
coal from the dirt bank of a colIlery at
Shenandoah. Penna. A lump of coal
rolled out of a dump at the top of the
bank and struck her OIL the head. Mrs.
Stotthoof, a middle-aged woman. was
found dead on the morning of the 3lst
ult., standing upright between the ties
of the locomotive turn-table, at Far
Rockaway, Long Island. She Is sup
posed to have been walking the track
while intoxicated. and to have fallen
into the turn-table and been unable to
get out.
A traction engine on the farm of
William G.. Long, sixteen miles from
Frederick, Maryland, burst on the 3lst
ult., Killing JOAN Izer, dangerously in.
Turing William ID. Long and Milton
Stitely, and burning IA two thousand
dollar barn.
A passenger train on the Union
Pacific Railroad was wrecked neal
Evanston, Wyoming, OF the Both ult.
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